Samantha Melvin
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Credentials
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CLASS Pre-K
TeachstoneJun, 2015- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Erikson Institute
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United States
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Higher Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Assistant Research Professor
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Jan 2022 - Present
Direct and collaborate on research projects related to:• How educators define and deliver equitable, high-quality care and education experiences• How early childhood policies can meaningfully incorporate home-based child care into system design to meet the needs and preferences of intersectionally diverse children, families, and educators• How caregivers experience the policies designed to serve them and their children
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Research Consultant
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Jul 2019 - Dec 2021
Support design, data collection, analysis, and writing efforts for a multi-state study of decreases in the supply of licensed family child care homes.
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Quality Improvement Consultant
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Sep 2016 - Present
• Provide technical assistance for continuous quality improvement, including strategic planning, educator trainings, and coaching. • Conduct CLASS observations of Pre-K, Preschool, and Toddler classrooms. • Provide technical assistance for continuous quality improvement, including strategic planning, educator trainings, and coaching. • Conduct CLASS observations of Pre-K, Preschool, and Toddler classrooms.
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Owen Consulting Inc.
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Brooklyn, NY
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Research and Evaluation Consultant
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Sep 2014 - Present
• Streamline client data systems, support intervention design and implementation, conduct statistical analyses, write grant proposals, and prepare reports for youth development and out-of-school time programming. • Selected clients include: Zone 126, Child Center of NY, NYC YMCA, Historic Hudson Valley and Center for Arts Education. • Streamline client data systems, support intervention design and implementation, conduct statistical analyses, write grant proposals, and prepare reports for youth development and out-of-school time programming. • Selected clients include: Zone 126, Child Center of NY, NYC YMCA, Historic Hudson Valley and Center for Arts Education.
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Teachers College, Columbia University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Manager, Doctoral Research Fellow (National Center for Children and Families)
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Jun 2016 - Dec 2021
• Recruited, trained, and supervised teams of 3-5 research assistants for a series of studies examining the equitable implementation of early childhood policies in New York City.• Designed instruments, conducted data collection and analysis, and wrote reports, articles, and chapters about domestic and international early childhood education policies and systems.
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Practicum Student, Substitute Teacher (Rita Gold Early Childhood Center)
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Sep 2017 - May 2019
Supported day-to-day routines, classroom activities, developmental documentation, and Emergent Curriculum practices for 18-36 month-old children.
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Lab Manager (Neurocognition, Early Experience, & Development Lab)
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Jun 2013 - Jun 2016
• Trained and managed multiple project teams, totaling more than 20 undergraduate, graduate-level, and staff research assistants.• Implemented multiple research projects on socioeconomic status, home and preschool environments, and neurocognitive development from infancy through middle childhood.• Analyzed and prepared reports, articles, and presentations on quantitative and qualitative data.
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All Our Kin, Inc.
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United States
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Individual and Family Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Professional Development Intern
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Jun 2018 - Dec 2018
Strengthened and aligned the organization’s coaching model, observation tools, and content maps to transform professional development for family child care educators throughout Connecticut and New York City. Strengthened and aligned the organization’s coaching model, observation tools, and content maps to transform professional development for family child care educators throughout Connecticut and New York City.
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Columbia University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Head Classroom Coach, Parent Education Facilitator, Research Assistant
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Aug 2013 - Sep 2015
• Supported the design, development, and implementation of a preschool curriculum intervention. • Coordinated with education directors, coached classroom teachers on curriculum implementation, and led parent workshops in Head Start centers in NYC. • Supported the design, development, and implementation of a preschool curriculum intervention. • Coordinated with education directors, coached classroom teachers on curriculum implementation, and led parent workshops in Head Start centers in NYC.
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Research Consultant
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May 2014 - Aug 2015
• Reviewed and recommended resources available to parents and caregivers for early math education in informal settings. • Aided in design of a rating system to evaluate quality of informal math education resources. • Reviewed and recommended resources available to parents and caregivers for early math education in informal settings. • Aided in design of a rating system to evaluate quality of informal math education resources.
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Wesleyan University
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant
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Sep 2010 - May 2013
• Independently designed and conducted thesis research with college students on the benefits of American Sign Language for spatial cognition. • Worked on multiple studies relating to language development, number learning, and spatial reorientation in children aged eighteen months to seven years. • Assisted with database management, statistical analyses, grant writing, and IRB protocols. • Independently designed and conducted thesis research with college students on the benefits of American Sign Language for spatial cognition. • Worked on multiple studies relating to language development, number learning, and spatial reorientation in children aged eighteen months to seven years. • Assisted with database management, statistical analyses, grant writing, and IRB protocols.
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Kindergarten Kickstart
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Middletown, CT
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Assistant Teacher
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Jun 2012 - Jul 2012
• Taught weekly American Sign Language and dance classes to low-income preschoolers in an intensive summer program. • Served as an assistant classroom teacher when needed. • Taught weekly American Sign Language and dance classes to low-income preschoolers in an intensive summer program. • Served as an assistant classroom teacher when needed.
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Global Autism Project
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Intern
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May 2011 - Aug 2011
• Researched and wrote grant applications for nonprofit funding towards national and international programs and services for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders. • Planned and promoted fundraising events for the organization, including serving as the primary coordinator on one such event. • Learned methods of Applied Behavior Analysis and how to apply them. • Helped adults with autism to develop their social skills in the workplace. • Researched and wrote grant applications for nonprofit funding towards national and international programs and services for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders. • Planned and promoted fundraising events for the organization, including serving as the primary coordinator on one such event. • Learned methods of Applied Behavior Analysis and how to apply them. • Helped adults with autism to develop their social skills in the workplace.
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Education
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2017 - 2022
Teachers College, Columbia University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Early Childhood Education Policy -
2015 - 2018
Teachers College, Columbia University
Master’s Degree, Early Childhood Education Policy -
2009 - 2013
Wesleyan University
Bachelor’s Degree, Psychology and Cognitive Science
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